# AWW-DEE, OWW-DEE, POOR-SHH, POOR-SHA

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 11, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102 "2007-12-11T11:17:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/21 "2007-12-11T11:36:46Z")

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[quote=“chino,post:15,topic:40102"”]

edit: because if you feel douchey saying it that way, but do just to be proper that is ok :tup:

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^=me  
I hate people who say Aww-Dee. It’s Oww-Dee, like the belly button without the T.  
Fuck I hate people. But I hardly ever correct anyone, unless it’s someone I know well.

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**Author:** ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/22 "2007-12-11T11:37:49Z")

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A…i hardly pronounce anything right, drives the boyfriend crazy, and i love it.

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**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/23 "2007-12-11T11:39:09Z")

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[quote=“Pass McGrass,post:20,topic:40102"”]

OWW-DEE or AWW-DEE, it doesn’t really matter to me how someone pronounces it. But if Porsche is pronounced POOR-SHUH, then why not say that?

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cause its fucking lame, don’t ask me!

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**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/24 "2007-12-11T11:39:30Z")

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01AudiS4, AWDrifter, bracketracer, brent\_strong, MidgeX, Pass McGrass, PsngrSeatsR4Boys, Viper966, zwarbyt - Go move to doucheland you eurotrash motherfuckers!

whoops, did I spell deutschland wrong?

sorry, it’s finals week. i am not happy right now.

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**Author:** ![PsngrSeatsR4Boys](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psngrseatsr4boys/32/3078_2.png) [@PsngrSeatsR4Boys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PsngrSeatsR4Boys)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/25 "2007-12-11T11:43:01Z")

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[quote=“Zong,post:24,topic:40102"”]

01AudiS4, AWDrifter, bracketracer, brent\_strong, MidgeX, Pass McGrass, PsngrSeatsR4Boys, Viper966, zwarbyt - Go move to doucheland you eurotrash motherfuckers!

whoops, did I spell deutschland wrong?

sorry, it’s finals week. i am not happy right now.

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you spelled it right, don’t worry.

like i said before, i embrace it.

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**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/26 "2007-12-11T11:44:39Z")

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[quote=“PsngrSeatsR4Boys,post:25,topic:40102"”]

you spelled it right, don’t worry.

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should be more like deuche land

ZING!!!

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**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/27 "2007-12-11T11:49:40Z")

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[quote=“Mrs. Karus,post:22,topic:40102"”]

A…i hardly pronounce anything right, drives the boyfriend crazy, and i love it.

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too many times have i agreed with you today, something is off.

[quote=“RobHimself,post:26,topic:40102"”]

should be more like deuche land

ZING!!!

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FREALZ.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/28 "2007-12-11T12:00:58Z")

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I like saying them wrong just to get on the owners nerves 😃

edit: but honestly don’t care either way… it’s pronounced different, big deal. No different than hearing someone from Boston say “car park”

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/29 "2007-12-11T12:52:41Z")

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i say oww-dee but i do not say poor-sha. I have no problem with it being pronounced right i just don’t like saying it like that. I say oww-dee because i’ve watched to much top gear.

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/30 "2007-12-11T12:54:12Z")

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Ouchie?

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/31 "2007-12-11T13:20:17Z")

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Not a snob, but I took 4 years of German and thus can’t get myself to pronounce it improperly.

au=“ow”, hence “owdy”

Porsche not as obvious. The e on the end doesn’t mean you say porshuhhhhh the way ignorant American snobs say it. It just gets a bit breathy at the end.

Granted I would never correct someone for saying it differently. That kind of shit is gay.

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**Author:** ![speedracer329](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedracer329/32/5058_2.png) [@speedracer329](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedracer329)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/32 "2007-12-11T13:22:44Z")

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oww-dee 100%

and i would have to vote poor-sha, even though i say “pour” instae of “poor”, and i tend to say ‘shih’ instead of ‘sha’ (since it ends in E not A) durr.

it would sound retarded to say Porsche in 1 syllable, 2 is better por-sche

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**Author:** ![Silver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silver/32/4953_2.png) [@Silver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/33 "2007-12-11T15:06:18Z")

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I’ve always said Por-scha, because it’s a family name and that’s the correct pronunciation.

I have corrected people when they say it wrong. But then again, I correct people for saying a lot of things wrong because it drives me nuts. Like saying “centrifical” instead of “centrifugal.” I guess I’m just a word snob in general.

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**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/34 "2007-12-11T15:10:50Z")

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[quote=“Silver,post:33,topic:40102"”]

I’ve always said Por-scha, because it’s a family name and that’s the correct pronunciation.

I have corrected people when they say it wrong. But then again, I correct people for saying a lot of things wrong because it drives me nuts. Like saying “centrifical” instead of “centrifugal.” I guess I’m just a word snob in general.

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Like center counsel? THAT drives me crazy.

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**Author:** ![N\_CTRL](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_ctrl/32/4982_2.png) [@N\_CTRL](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/N_CTRL)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/35 "2007-12-11T15:16:17Z")

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OWW-DEE is the right way to say it, snob or not. AWW-DEE is just a WNY thing… nobody says it like that any where else.

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**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aww-dee-oww-dee-poor-shh-poor-sha/40102/36 "2007-12-11T15:20:17Z")

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why would you ever want to pronounce something incorrectly?

nucular?

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